Page 67 of Polestar
With my luck, I’d tase one, Buddy would fly off and the damned thing would crash.
How to get one to stop?
Maybe let one see her?
God, I can’t think straight!
She spared the open space toward the forest another glance.The snow was no longer pristine, as it was now marred with tracks from her pursuers.
A whining shadow raced toward her position.
The second it passed her, she launched forward, racing for the forest’s edge.She dashed across the vehicle’s tracks, and scrambled to climb the rocky incline to reach the darkness below the evergreens.
The noise behind her continued.
The trees were just yards away.
Pain pierced her back, instantly followed by the sharp snap of electricity jolting her body.
Fuck.
Rigid, she was dimly aware of falling back down the rock face toward a dark figure with an extended arm.
She wasn’t the only one with a taser.
Magnuswoketochainsdragging his wrists and ankles toward the stone floor.
Ana.
Was she safe?Did she make it to the plane?
Head pounding, he groaned as he struggled to sit upright, sliding his back along the rough wall.
The damp scents of barely frozen earth told him he was in the dungeon, while the shackles growled of an impossible escape.
Cracking an eye open, he confirmed his location with the sight of the banded oak door at the far end of the narrow cell, thanks to the illumination of an electric light affixed to the ceiling.
Fuck.
Escape would be impossible so long as he sported these chains.They made them to hold powerful shifters—like polar bear shifters.None had ever failed.Even against his bloodline.The biggest and strongest of Barentians.The reason they were the chosen kings in the days when they were under constant threat of warfare from neighboring territories.
At least he’d given Ana enough time to get out of the stronghold while he’d blocked anyone from immediately chasing her down.
With any luck, she’d be on the plane and on her way to meet with Kane.
He swallowed against the sudden dryness in his mouth.
Or, they caught her, and she’s in the cell next door.
He had no way of knowing either.
If he’d ignored the temptation to speak to his son, Ana would be safe.
She trusted me to keep her safe.
They’d be on their way off this island together if he’d just adhered to the law.
She’s an agent, Magnus.You were both here on a mission.
